Escondido Children's Museum

Board of Directors
Spring 2009

Catherine Sanders– Linden Root Dickinson Foundation

Rodger Gieseke – Retired Engineer

Carmen Nava, Ph.D—Department of History, CSU San Marcos

Erick Altona – Lounsbery, Ferguson, Altona and Peak

Amy Bonar–Business Owner

Dr. Christy Fortney–Hidden Valley Orthodontics

Bob MacMahon – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Kristina Morris – Behavior Specialist, First Years Escondido, Escondido Union School District

Dawn Ohlendorf– Environmental Consultant

Leila Sackfield– Assistant Superintendant, Escondido Union School District

Staff

Javier Guerrero, Executive Director
760.233.7735 EXT 1006
jguerrero@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Sheri Popejoy, Development Director
760.233.7755 EXT 1003
spopejoy@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Lisa Verschueren, Museum Operations Manager
760-233-7755 EXT 1004
lverschueren@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Colleen Slotman, Museum Education and Programs Manager
760.233.7755 EXT 1002
cslotman@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Erin Hill, Guest Services
760.233.7755 EXT 1001
ehill@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Martina Reed , Bookkeeper
760.233.7755 EXT 1005
mreed@escondidochildrensmuseum.org

Our Mission
The mission of the Escondido Children’s Museum is to inspire children to learn about our world through exploration, experimentation and imagination.

Our Core Ideology

Children need a special, attractive, safe place where they can do what they do best, learn through playing.
Children, families and the community benefit from “family learning”, in which families spend time together in fun and educational activities.
Interdisciplinary and hands-on learning cultivate children’s multiple interests and abilities.
Teaching children to respect and celebrate cultural diversity helps children understand themselves and builds bridges to understanding other places and times.

Our Vision

The Escondido Children’s Museum fills a community need by offering a wholesome, educational and appealing gathering place for families, schools, and other groups that serve children. ECM programs and exhibits cultivate school readiness and lifelong learning. As only a children’s museum can, ECM affirms diverse children as they develop and helps them understand the world they will inherit.